Stovepipe-anchor.



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' APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 191 5- 1 174,1 96 Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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JEREMIAH STOKES, an, or SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

STOVE1IPE ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7,1916.

Application filed February 18, 1915. Serial No. 9,125.

new and useful Improvements in Stovepipe-Anchors; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to new and-useful improvements in stove pipeanchors and has for its object toprovide a deviceof this character whichmay be very simply and inexpensively manufactured and marketed, yet onewhich, when applied to use, will be very eficient in operation and willnot only anchor the stove pipe, but will hold the usual thimble,receiving the pipe, against movement.

With this end in view, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof construction and combination hereinafter described and claimed andshown in the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a chimney and a stove pipe projectinginto the same, showing the application ofthe invention to use; Fig. 2 isa horizontal section as seen along the plane indicated by the line 22 ofFig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the main portion of theanchoring device.

In this drawing, constituting a part of the application, C designates anupright flue or chimney having an opening 0 in one of its side walls,said opening being provided with the usual thimble T into which the pipeP extends.

Disposed within the thimble T, is the longitudinally extending shank 1of a hook, the front end of this shank being provided with an eve 2,while its rear end is bent downwardly and outwardly as seen at 3 toprovide a U-shaped bill 4 which is interposed between the lower side ofthe thimble T and the wall of the opening 0. The free end of the bill 4is bent upon itself and is continued inwardly and laterally to provide astop 5, the free end of this stop being, in turn. bent at right anglesand extended inwardlv into parallel relation with the shank l and hill4:, thus forming an attaching foot 6. Adjustably secured to this foot byany suitable means, such for instance as a thumb screw 7, is the forwardend of a longitudinally extending bracing strip 8, the other end of saidstrip being preferably sharpened as seen at 9 for engagement with thewall of the chimney opposite that provided with the opening 0.

10 designates one end of a wire 11, said end being bent into theform ofa hook which receives the front end of the thimble T, the wire 11 beingcontinued inwardly from said hook through the eye 2, and being then bentupon itself and extended outwardly.' The remaining end 12 of said wire11 is then bent to form an eye which receives a suitably shaped hook 14carried by the rear end of an anchoring wire 15, the body portion of thelatter being disposed in the pipe P, while its remaining free end isprojected outwardlv through an opening 16 therein and is wound upon acylindrical stem17.

The stem 17 is revolubly mounted in an appropriate bearing plate 18which is disposed within and secured to the pipe P as clearly shown inFigs. 1 and 2. the outer end of said stem having operating wings 19,while the inner end thereof is equipped with a ratchet 20 with which aspring pressed pawl 21 coacts, the latter being pivoted to the plate 18.By this construction, it will be seen that rotation of the stem 17 inthe proper direction will wind the wire 15 thereon, thus having atendency to pull 7 the stop 5 into direct contact with the wall of thechimney, and force the thimble T inwardlv into contact with the bend 8,which now limits the inward movement of said thimble. During thisoperation, it will be evident that the inner end of the pipe P islikewise forcibly projected into the thimble T, that its inward movementis limited by contact with the shank 1, and that the inward movement ofall parts is prevented by the stop strip 8, it being therefore seen thatthe invention. although very simple and inexpensive, will be extremelyeflicient in operation.

I c aim:

1. The combination with a chimney having an opening in one wall, and athimble in said opening; of a. hook shank disposed longitudinally in thethimble and ha ing a U-shaped bill receiving the inner end thereof, astop projecting laterally from said side of the aforesaid wall, anadditional stop member contacting with the opposite wall of the flue,and a guide eye disposed in a the thimble, an anchoring wire, and a stopformed on one end thereof, said stop being disposed in contact with thefront end of the thimble, and a wire being extended inwardly therefromthrough the guide eye and being then continued outwardly.

3. The combination with a flue having an opening in one wall, and athimble in said opening, of a hook shank disposed longitudinally in thethimbl and having at its outer end an eye, and at its inner end aU-shaped hook receiving theinner end of the thimble, a stop projectinglaterally from said hook and abutting the inner sideof the aforesaidwall, an additional stop projecting longitudinally from the aforesaidstop and abutting the opposite wall of the flue,

and a wire having a hook at one end receiving the outer end of thethimble, said wire being extended inwardly through the ing an opening, athimble in said opening,

a stove pipe projecting into said thimble, and stop means limiting theinward movement of said pipe; of a wire having a hook at one endreceiving the outer end of the thimble, said wire being extendedinwardly and engaged with said stop means, being then bent upon itselfand continued outwardly, and terminating in an eye, and a stove pipefastening element connected with said eye.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses. 1

JEREMIAH STOKES, JR.

Witnesses.

L. A; RAMSEY, H. C Ans'rnn.

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